Aerospace Engineering 2001-12-01

A new role for flight testingAirbus Industries has expanded its flight-testing activities to support the company's Maturity Program and achieve 98.5% operational reliability for aircraft entering service.

Real-time aero model identificationNational Research Council Canada describes its long-term program to speed up data analysis during aircraft flight testing.

Top technologies for 2001Every month, "Aerospace Engineering" publishes the latest technologies. The "Aerospace Engineering" editors have reviewed thousands of reader responses submitted during the past year and, based on your feedback, have chosen the top technologies. Of the winners, the "best of the best" are presented here followed by a list of the runners-up. For full coverage of the Top 15 technologies for 2001, visit www.aero-online.org.